Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-28
army. In response to the toast, "The
State of Texas" Governor Ross said:

army. In response to the toast, "The
State OF Texas" Governor Ross said:
Then it has been my lot to see my people in
those dark days when they stood up by the
tomb of their buried hopes, in which tomb
they found all of that bitterness of sectional
strife, and determined TO build higher and
higher the great interests of our country
knowing no north and no south, looking only
to the prospective greatness of our country,
and the virtues Of our people show out greatest
when our country was completely overwhelme
by those rapidly succeeding hours of trouble,
In all those troubles that met US our people
determined to appeal to reason and the halls
of justice rather than the arena of arms for set
tlement. Our people had appealed to
the great arbitrament of arms and
the judgment was recorded against
US. The CLEAN of the sword blaze
ard the roar of cannon, of shot and shell wa,
stilled by the God OF more than million pa
triot hearts that flowed In rivulets and fattened
the fields of carnage and strife. But say that
to night but voice what know to be the sen
timent of Gil, that henceforth they propose in
any trouble to emulate that passage in history,
in which Livy relates that on one occasion
when the patricisns had passed harsh measures
against the people and created great discon-
tent among the Roman legions marched
preached near enough to recognize each others
standards, they stood and gazed upon each
other and then rushed into each others arms
and peace was restored.
In response to the toast "The United
States Army" General Stanley said:
But l have observed many things tonight
very grateful to me, and amongst other things
that l will merely mention was the speech of
your honored Governorin speaking of the sen
iiment of union, fraternity ana good feeling
that ] positively know exists in the south.
know there has been articles in the newspa-
pers; there are always politicians that grasp
upon hing that gives them notoriety. 1
have been so much in the south, have been
Identified with IT during mr. entire M nhood,
and came TO Texas tn rty four years ago. l
have one of my best friends in a south
ern grave, gallant southern captain. l know
one Of the most gallant and distinguished gem
erals IN the southern amy that Just as soon
as the southern cause went down becam c
himself Union man, and dying q short time
afterwards asked TO be buried with the United
States flag alb nut him. I have myself buried
one of my best friends, one Of the best gentle
men l ever knew, who requested that his re-
mains should be place ia the United States
cemetery in san Antonio. l join myself,
heartily, in the sentiments of the Governor,
that for our nation and Union, we can
afford to ignore the little trning, miserable
squebbles about.nags and criticisms about the
President of the United States in regard
thereto.
These noble uttersnces were made BIZ
gentlemen who had distinguished them
selves upon the field in opposing battle.
They are the utterances of the soldier
eIement-ot those who actually expert
enced the terrors OF war, but who have
still the patriotism TO cousign to oblivion
the memories Of that great struggle and
look forward and beyond to better and
happier time when ali bitterness shall be
forgotten and when one flag shall wave
peacefully over a united people. And
this is the sentiment of the great mass of
the people who do not share IN the VIC
lent extravagsnzas of intoIerant place
hunters.